A volunteer surgical programme is being carried out at Hue Central Hospital, providing free screenings and surgeries for children with cleft lip and palate from across Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 13 for Lien Andrew Michael, Vice President and General Director of Asian factories at Wanek Furniture Co., Ltd. - an 100% US-invested subsidiary of Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

Assoc. Prof., Ph.D Dinna Prapto Raharja, Senior Policy Advisor at the Synergy Policies Research and Training Institute, described the relationship between Vietnam and Indonesia as an inspiring partnership at a new height.

The upcoming visit to the UK by Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh from March 16-20 is of great significance, aiming to further strengthen bilateral relations, especially as the two countries are celebrating the 15th founding anniversary of Strategic Partnership (2010-2025), said Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Do Minh Hung.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang and Singaporean Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam held talks on March 13, agreeing to elevate cooperation between the two ministries on par with their countries’ freshly established comprehensive strategic partnership.

Vietnam always considers the US a partner of strategic importance, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while receiving US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper in Hanoi on March 13.

A sea turtle, weighing about 12 kg, which was accidentally caught in the net of a local fishing vessel, has been released back to the sea in the south-central province of Binh Dinh.

Kazakhstan's national flag carrier Air Astana and SCAT Airlines have scheduled flights from Almaty and Astana to Da Nang starting this June, after the two airlines worked with the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to launch the new air routes.

State President Luong Cuong chaired a working session on March 13 with representatives from the Presidential Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and related agencies to set key tasks for the coming period.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 13 for Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, during which they agreed to continue developing the Vietnam-Japan University (VJU) – an iconic project for the two countries’ ties.